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The Fractured Empire

January 2nd, 2024

It has been 4 years since the fateful day when our once great Empire of Kynor fell to ruin. The memory scars us all to this day, for the 4 volcanoes which flanked our once great capital of Santiago had all erupted at once. Santiago was buried under burning ash by the afternoon with casualties approaching the millions and millions more displaced. The greatest loss however was that of my cousin, the Emperor, himself. While our nation mourned panic quickly followed for not only did Daniel II perish but his son as well. We were without capital, Emperor, and heir. Many had abandoned God and turned to the worship of the demons that were worshipped by the native men that resided here before the Spanish. These pagan cults became especially dominant in the provinces of Mexico.

November 15th of 2020 saw the culmination of this hysteria with the Princess Esmeralda, sister of the Emperor, publicly converting to the Aztec cults, taking the name Azcaxochtzin, and declaring herself as Empress of Mexico. The provinces within the Mexican core pledged their allegiance to her while provinces to the north and south opposed her thus igniting the Kynoran Civil War. The Empress started her campaign of subjugation north where she displayed her cruelty by sacrificing captured loyalists. Not having the will to fight the barbaric Mexican army, the captain-generals of the north sued for peace but for such cowardice they were only rewarded with being sacrificed by Azcaxochtzin herself.

All that remained now were the 6 Central American provinces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. These provinces though were able to organize themselves more properly than the north with the highest ranking military leaders from each forming the Supreme Central Junta. Mexico's navy would launch an attempt to capture the Panama canal but would fail in their endeavor after a disastrous showing in the Battle of Panama City. They would also attempt a land invasion into Guatemala but would only get as far as occupying ruined Santiago before getting routed. Our Lord was showing His favor to us when we managed a counter attack that drove the Mexicans back to the west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Mexico agreed to an armistice on July 24th, 2022 as both of our armies have exhausted themselves. For now we have an uneasy peace with the Isthmus remaining heavily guarded on both sides. We've also preserved the Junta as we may very yet go to war any day now with either Mexico or any other powers eyeing the region. Even though I have a strong claim to the throne I haven't taken the title of Emperor as of yet and I won't, not until the heathens of Mexico submit to us.

Santiago of Kynor, Captain-General of Guatemala, Duke of Esquipulas, Member of the Supreme Central Junta